Colin S. Everson

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Colin S. Everson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin S. Everson has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 26 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 23 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Colin S. Everson's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (15 papers). Colin S. Everson is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (23 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers) and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (15 papers). Colin S. Everson collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Canada. Colin S. Everson's co-authors include T. M. Everson, T.G. O’Connor, Patrick O’Farrell, Benis N. Egoh, Regina Lindborg, James M. Bullock, Jan Bengtsson, Henrik G. Smith, N.M. Tainton and M. G. Mengistu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hydrology and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

In The Last Decade

Colin S. Everson

70 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Grasslands—more important for ecosystem services than you might think
    2019 688 citations Colin S. Everson, T. M. Everson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin S. Everson South Africa 22 682 628 523 377 341 70 1.8k
Anthony R. Palmer South Africa 25 761 1.1× 763 1.2× 678 1.3× 333 0.9× 183 0.5× 95 1.9k
J. I. Kinyamario Kenya 18 758 1.1× 606 1.0× 291 0.6× 266 0.7× 612 1.8× 51 1.7k
Reinhard Mosandl Germany 21 933 1.4× 481 0.8× 944 1.8× 369 1.0× 355 1.0× 78 2.0k
Fawei Zhang China 24 817 1.2× 622 1.0× 411 0.8× 241 0.6× 535 1.6× 95 1.8k
Pablo E. Villagra Argentina 25 729 1.1× 466 0.7× 709 1.4× 373 1.0× 246 0.7× 77 1.7k
Britta Tietjen Germany 26 1.1k 1.6× 616 1.0× 616 1.2× 284 0.8× 283 0.8× 73 2.0k
Zhenxi Shen China 30 858 1.3× 1.1k 1.7× 549 1.0× 358 0.9× 810 2.4× 75 2.5k
Ernesto F. Viglizzo Argentina 21 847 1.2× 457 0.7× 216 0.4× 200 0.5× 397 1.2× 49 1.8k
Toby R. Marthews United Kingdom 24 1.0k 1.5× 569 0.9× 674 1.3× 364 1.0× 339 1.0× 39 2.0k
Pua Bar Israel 32 1.1k 1.6× 760 1.2× 615 1.2× 445 1.2× 593 1.7× 73 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin S. Everson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin S. Everson

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All Works

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Clulow, Alistair, et al.. (2024). The influence of different tree species and age on the surface water balance of a small commercial forestry catchment. Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies. 54. 101893–101893. 1 indexed citations
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Clulow, Alistair, et al.. (2023). Plantation water productivity (PWPWOOD) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) as the measure of commercial plantation yield improvement: a review. Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science. 85(1). 1–10. 2 indexed citations
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Everson, Colin S., et al.. (2023). Changes in energy balance and total evaporation with age, and between two commercial forestry species in South Africa. Journal of Hydrology. 626. 130127–130127. 2 indexed citations
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Everson, Colin S., et al.. (2019). Water-use dynamics of an alien-invaded riparian forest within the summer rainfall zone of South Africa. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 23(3). 1553–1565. 4 indexed citations
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Abdalla, Khatab, Macdex Mutema, Pauline Chivenge, Colin S. Everson, & Vincent Chaplot. (2018). Grassland degradation significantly enhances soil CO2 emission. CATENA. 167. 284–292. 51 indexed citations
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Everson, Colin S., et al.. (2017). Water-use dynamics of an alien-invaded riparian forest within the Mediterranean climate zone of the Western Cape, South Africa. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 21(9). 4551–4562. 7 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Scott, et al.. (2015). Validating HYLARSMET: a Hydrologically Consistent Land Surface Model for Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration Modelling over Southern Africa using Remote Sensing and Meteorological Data. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 9682. 1 indexed citations
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Clulow, Alistair, et al.. (2015). Quantifying the Water Balance of Mfabeni Mire (iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa) to Understand Its Importance, Functioning and Vulnerability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16. 11 indexed citations
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Clulow, Alistair, Colin S. Everson, M. G. Mengistu, et al.. (2015). Extending periodic eddy covariance latent heat fluxes through tree sap-flow measurements to estimate long-term total evaporation in a peat swamp forest. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 19(5). 2513–2534. 9 indexed citations
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Euser, Tanja, W. M. J. Luxemburg, Colin S. Everson, et al.. (2014). A new method to measure Bowen ratios using high-resolution vertical dry and wet bulb temperature profiles. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 18(6). 2021–2032. 29 indexed citations
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Clulow, Alistair, et al.. (2013). Water-use dynamics of a peat swamp forest and a dune forest in Maputaland, South Africa. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 17(5). 2053–2067. 14 indexed citations
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Clulow, Alistair, Colin S. Everson, M. G. Mengistu, et al.. (2012). Measurement and modelling of evaporation from a coastal wetland in Maputaland, South Africa. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 16(9). 3233–3247. 22 indexed citations
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Rawat, Y. S. & Colin S. Everson. (2011). Inula racemosa Hook. f: A potential medicinal crop in the cold desert agro-ecosystem of North Western Himalaya, India. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5(26). 6218–6223. 2 indexed citations
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Everson, Colin S., et al.. (2008). Soil water competition in a temperate hedgerow agroforestry system in South Africa. Agroforestry Systems. 75(3). 211–221. 23 indexed citations
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Everson, T. M., G. P. Y. Clarke, & Colin S. Everson. (1990). Precision in monitoring plant species composition in montane grasslands. Plant Ecology. 88(2). 135–141. 27 indexed citations
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Everson, Colin S., et al.. (1985). The dynamics of Themeda Triandra tillers in relation to burning in the natal Drakensberg. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 2(4). 18–25. 25 indexed citations
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Everson, Colin S., et al.. (1985). Characteristics of fire behaviour in the montane grasslands of natal. Journal of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 2(3). 13–21. 13 indexed citations

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